Tuuri is a village in

Töysä Töysä is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality in Western Finland. It was consolidated to Alavus on 1 January 2013. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality had a population of ...

, since 2013 part of

Alavus Alavus () is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, it is located southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and co ...

, a

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. It is located in the

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and is part of the

Southern Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobo ...

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. The village has a population of 500. In Modern

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the appellative ''tuuri'' means 'luck'. The village is known for the second biggest department store in Finland,

Veljekset Keskinen Veljekset Keskinen Oy (''Keskinen Brothers'') is a department store in Tuuri, Alavus, Finland. In addition to the General Store and the Food Store, the shopping center includes Hotel OnnenTähti, the Onnela caravan park, the Village Store Gas St ...

. The massive golden horseshoe erected over the shopping mall stands at number three in

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' list of world's ugliest buildings and monuments.

References

External links

Official site
Villages in South Ostrobothnia Alavus {{WesternFinland-geo-stub